The return of the hit television series “Empire” was highly anticipated and watched by millions of viewers. It’s the saga of a black family’s quest for dominion of the music industry, a position fueled in large part by illegal activities …

Thanks go out to Mayor Dwight C. Jones, police officials from various localities and volunteers from around the world, officials from various localities and the different agencies that showcased Richmond as a world-class city.

Re Letter to the Editor “Invest in our children, our schools,” Sept. 24-26 edition:

Donald Trump’s messages have made it clear that what is needed is a viable third political party to compete with and against the current GOP primitive economic illiteracy and plutocrat philosophy.

Regarding Megyn Kelly of Fox News and her ignorance challenging Professor Cornel West on black-on-black crime. I would like to tell her, and those who think like her, that there is no such thing. There is only American crime. People …

When any city, town or neighborhood loses its talent and tax base, it becomes a poverty area. Large urban areas have seen this deterioration over the decades. During integration we called it “white flight” and we saw it in Newark, …

Re “No hero” editorial, Sept. 10-12 edition: Thank you for the editorial, “No hero,” in reference to Kim Davis, the clerk of Rowan, Ky., who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious convictions. While some …

What is the City of Richmond going to do after the UCI Road World Championships is over? What’s next for the city? What if the bike races hadn’t come to Richmond? Would city officials have spent the money fixing up …

In America, all youths should be able to live without fear and the threat of race-based violence. Sadly, reports of explicit racism and violence directed at Latinos are on the rise.

The younger you are as a registered voter in the United States, the less likely you are to cast your ballot. And the more you may have to lose by not doing so.

Despite convening briefly for a special session in mid-August, the Virginia General Assembly failed to meet the deadline imposed by a federal court for redrawing the boundaries of the state’s 3rd Congressional District. The failure of the General Assembly to …

Re “NAACP 860-mile ‘Journey for Justice’ to stop in Richmond,” Sept. 3-5 edition:

With the new school year just around the corner, parents’ attention is focused on clothes, supplies and lunches. Yes, school lunches!

At some point, most inmates in Virginia’s prisons will be released into society. Therefore, the public has an interest in both the financial and social costs of lengthy prison sentences.

Re “Lumpkin’s Jail site to get new life,” Aug. 20-22 edition: